Which to use
“dauernd” and “dauernden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,781
- “dauernd” frequency rank
- #18,852
- “dauernden” frequency rank
- 23633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauernd | dauernden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | häufig wiederkehrend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dauernd |
Where the eye mixes dauernd and dauernden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dauernd runs 7 letters (CVVVCCC) against dauernden's 9 (CVVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dauernd and dauernden
A purely visual mix-up. dauernd ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐnt]) and dauernden ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐndn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dauernd” sits inside “dauernden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dauernd is recorded at frequency rank #4,781, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐnt]. dauernden is at rank #18,852, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐndn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23633, this pair ranks #1,858,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dauernd vs dauernden
Shared letters: adenru. Private to "dauernd": -. Private to "dauernden": -.
"dauernd" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCC · "dauernden" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dauernd" for "dauernden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dauernd" vs "dauernden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dauernd" and "dauernden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dauernd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dauernden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,858,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauernd" and "dauernden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dauernden vs dauerten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,858,686 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.